• Download IREX for UNIX/LINUX

    From Allen Prunty@1:2320/100 to All on Saturday, June 11, 2016 07:00:01
    I need a copy of IREX for Linux and hopefully it will run under Mac OSX's command line.

    Allen

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  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757 to Allen Prunty on Saturday, June 11, 2016 15:25:27
    On 06/11/16, Allen Prunty said the following...

    I need a copy of IREX for Linux and hopefully it will run under Mac OSX's command line.

    Do you know what kernel version your mac runs under?

    I used to use the linux version of irex under kernel 2.4. When the 2.6 kernel went mainstream irex stopped working. I don't know why that is exactly but I could never overcome that.

    Ttyl :-),
    Al

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  • From Ben Ritchey@1:393/68 to Allen Prunty on Saturday, June 11, 2016 17:25:41
    * An ongoing debate between Allen Prunty and All rages on ...

    I need a copy of IREX for Linux and hopefully it will run under Mac
    OSX's command line.

    http://cmech.dynip.com/filebase.bbs/IREX/Beta/IREXL231.ZIP

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  • From Bill McGarrity@1:266/404 to Allen Prunty on Saturday, June 11, 2016 18:39:00
    Allen Prunty wrote to All <=-

    I need a copy of IREX for Linux and hopefully it will run under Mac
    OSX's command line.

    Don't think IRex had a linux version... just win and OS2

    Not sure if the source is floating out there somewhere... could compile your own??

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  • From Joe Delahaye@1:249/303 to Alan Ianson on Saturday, June 11, 2016 21:54:25
    Re: Download IREX for UNIX/LINUX
    By: Alan Ianson to Allen Prunty on Sat Jun 11 2016 15:25:27

    I need a copy of IREX for Linux and hopefully it will run under Mac
    OSX's command line.

    Do you know what kernel version your mac runs under?

    I used to use the linux version of irex under kernel 2.4. When the 2.6 kernel went mainstream irex stopped working. I don't know why that is exactly but I could never overcome that.


    If I remember correctly it wwill work, as long as you use IP numbers instead of URLs. Irex was tied to some old code, and that is why, or so I am told. I never used the linux version though.
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  • From Joe Delahaye@1:249/303 to Bill McGarrity on Saturday, June 11, 2016 21:55:01
    Re: Re: Download IREX for UNIX/LINUX
    By: Bill McGarrity to Allen Prunty on Sat Jun 11 2016 18:39:00

    I need a copy of IREX for Linux and hopefully it will run under Mac
    OSX's command line.

    Don't think IRex had a linux version... just win and OS2


    There is a linux version. I believe I have it here in my file system
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  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757 to Joe Delahaye on Saturday, June 11, 2016 20:06:57
    On 06/11/16, Joe Delahaye said the following...

    I used to use the linux version of irex under kernel 2.4. When the 2. kernel went mainstream irex stopped working. I don't know why that is exactly but I could never overcome that.

    If I remember correctly it wwill work, as long as you use IP numbers instead of URLs. Irex was tied to some old code, and that is why, or
    so I am told. I never used the linux version though.

    That's interesting. I'll have to have a new look at it.

    Ttyl :-),
    Al

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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.73 to Alan Ianson on Saturday, June 11, 2016 22:15:08

    11 Jun 16 15:25, you wrote to Allen Prunty:

    I used to use the linux version of irex under kernel 2.4. When the 2.6 kernel went mainstream irex stopped working. I don't know why that is exactly but I could never overcome that.

    that was due to the implemention of a new way of looking up DNS addresses... the format changed and those programs that didn't fell back to requiring IP addresses instead of domain names... i don't recall if that was ever fixed with
    a new release, though...

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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.73 to Bill McGarrity on Saturday, June 11, 2016 22:16:54

    11 Jun 16 18:39, you wrote to Allen Prunty:

    Not sure if the source is floating out there somewhere... could
    compile your own??

    it isn't... if it still exists, charles has it...

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  • From ROBERT WOLFE@1:116/18 to Allen Prunty on Sunday, June 12, 2016 08:24:50

    On Jun 11, 2016 07:04am, Allen Prunty wrote to All:

    I need a copy of IREX for Linux and hopefully it will run under
    Mac
    OSX's command line.

    No, it won't.

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  • From ROBERT WOLFE@1:116/18 to Alan Ianson on Sunday, June 12, 2016 08:36:22

    On Jun 11, 2016 03:32pm, Alan Ianson wrote to Allen Prunty:

    On 06/11/16, Allen Prunty said the following...

    I need a copy of IREX for Linux and hopefully it will run
    under Mac
    OSX's
    command line.

    Do you know what kernel version your mac runs under?

    I used to use the linux version of irex under kernel 2.4. When
    the 2.6
    kernel went mainstream irex stopped working. I don't know why
    that is
    exactly but I could never overcome that.

    Al, IREX for Linux won't run under OSX natively.

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  • From ROBERT WOLFE@1:116/18 to Bill McGarrity on Sunday, June 12, 2016 08:37:58

    On Jun 11, 2016 06:43pm, Bill McGarrity wrote to Allen Prunty:

    Allen Prunty wrote to All <=-

    I need a copy of IREX for Linux and hopefully it will run
    under Mac
    OSX's command line.

    Don't think IRex had a linux version... just win and OS2

    Yes, it has always had one pretty much. Win, DOS, OS/2, and Linux.

    Not sure if the source is floating out there somewhere... could
    compile
    your own??

    Internet Rex isn't open source. It's shareware that the author
    still supports. I know Janis Kracht has a pretty much up to date
    Internet Rex file area on her BBS.

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  • From ROBERT WOLFE@1:116/18 to Alan Ianson on Sunday, June 12, 2016 08:39:02

    On Jun 11, 2016 08:13pm, Alan Ianson wrote to Joe Delahaye:

    On 06/11/16, Joe Delahaye said the following...

    If I remember correctly it wwill work, as long as you use IP
    numbers
    instead of URLs. Irex was tied to some old code, and that is
    why, or
    so I am told. I never used the linux version though.

    That's interesting. I'll have to have a new look at it.

    This is true under Linux. IREX/Linux won't work with Darwin.

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  • From ROBERT WOLFE@1:116/18 to mark lewis on Sunday, June 12, 2016 08:39:46

    On Jun 11, 2016 10:19pm, mark lewis wrote to Alan Ianson:

    that was due to the implemention of a new way of looking up DNS addresses... the format changed and those programs that didn't
    fell
    back to requiring IP addresses instead of domain names... i
    don't
    recall if that was ever fixed with a new release, though...

    No, it wasn't.

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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.73 to ROBERT WOLFE on Sunday, June 12, 2016 12:09:00

    12 Jun 16 08:39, you wrote to me:

    that was due to the implemention of a new way of looking up DNS
    addresses... the format changed and those programs that didn't fell
    back to requiring IP addresses instead of domain names... i don't
    recall if that was ever fixed with a new release, though...

    No, it wasn't.

    because there hasn't been any new release that could fix it, right?

    )\/(ark

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  • From Matt Munson@1:218/109 to Robert Wolfe on Sunday, June 12, 2016 12:12:32


    ROBERT WOLFE (1:116/18) Sun Jun 12 08:37:58 2016
    Internet Rex isn't open source. It's shareware that the author still supports. I know Janis Kracht has a pretty much up to date Internet
    Rex file area on her BBS.
    It would be cool if he made a new distribution archive with new registration information. I bet he would love to recieve 20 bucks to help get my copy to 1000 nodes.

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  • From Allen Prunty@1:2320/100 to Alan Ianson on Sunday, June 12, 2016 14:47:04
    On 06/11/16, Alan Ianson said the following...

    Do you know what kernel version your mac runs under?

    I am running the latest El-Capitan... not sure how to check the kernel under that one.

    Allen

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  • From Allen Prunty@1:2320/100 to Ben Ritchey on Sunday, June 12, 2016 14:48:45
    Ben...

    My system is not connecting to that can you crash it over to me 1:2320/100

    Thanks millions

    Allen

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  • From Ben Ritchey@1:393/68 to Allen Prunty on Sunday, June 12, 2016 16:14:34
    * An ongoing debate between Allen Prunty and Ben Ritchey rages on ...

    My system is not connecting to that can you crash it over to me
    1:2320/100
    Thanks millions

    I have it queued for you but I'm getting connection refused. I also tried to telnet in & upload but your telnet is down, too. Email addy?

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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.73 to Allen Prunty on Sunday, June 12, 2016 18:58:16

    12 Jun 16 14:47, you wrote to Alan Ianson:

    Do you know what kernel version your mac runs under?

    I am running the latest El-Capitan... not sure how to check the kernel under that one.

    open a command prompt and type

    uname /a

    and see what it says... that's the standard command for that info on linux and i guess on many *nixes...

    )\/(ark

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  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757 to Allen Prunty on Sunday, June 12, 2016 16:31:17
    On 06/12/16, Allen Prunty said the following...

    Do you know what kernel version your mac runs under?

    I am running the latest El-Capitan... not sure how to check the kernel under that one.

    Reading what others have to say it doesn't look like irex will work for you. What was it you wanted to do? Maybe we can find another way.

    Ttyl :-),
    Al

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  • From Andrew Leary@1:320/219 to Alan Ianson on Tuesday, June 14, 2016 02:55:44
    Hello Alan!

    11 Jun 16 15:25, you wrote to Allen Prunty:

    I used to use the linux version of irex under kernel 2.4. When the 2.6 kernel went mainstream irex stopped working. I don't know why that is exactly but I could never overcome that.

    There were changes in DNS resolution between kernel 2.4 and 2.6 that broke the libraries that IREX was compiled with. It actually will work under kernel 2.6 if you specify all of your connections by IP address instead of hostname.

    Andrew

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